sound frantic

Frequency: 6.515.7 per million words

for one's voice to indicate they are frantic

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Examples (10)

  • You sound frantic—is everything okay?
  • On the phone, she sounded frantic after the alarm went off.
  • He sounds almost frantic when he talks about the deadline.
  • They didn't want to sound frantic, but their voices were shaking.
  • Your message sounded downright frantic last night.
  • If you keep calling like this, you'll sound frantic to the operator.
  • The reporter sounded slightly frantic as she described the scene.
  • I must have sounded frantic in that voicemail; sorry about that.
  • Even in his apology, he sounded increasingly frantic.
  • Try not to sound frantic when you ask for help.